Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.

I know grackles are a most common bird. That just means more cool photos of them.

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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

never seen one 😔 guess we don't have those here in germany?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 6 months ago

    Dang, you might not. These grackles are in the Icteridae family, new world blackbirds. Here's another cool one, the red-winged blackbird.

    Obviously you're not in the new world, but you do have a common blackbird, which is in the thrush (Turdidae) family. We have a bird that's kind of a misnomer to your robin, the American robin, a thrush, 🤣

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